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Delhi Court Sends Al-Falah Founder to 13 Days of ED Custody in ₹415-Crore Laundering Case

Investigators allege the university raised about ₹415.10 crore through false accreditation claims and routed money to family-linked firms as they test possible links to the Red Fort blast.

Al Falah University’s founder Jawad Ahmed Siddique’s counsel claimed that the allegations against him were fabricated.
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Al Falah University and its parent body Al Falah group is under scanner as many of the suspects in Delhi blast case were linked to the university.
Archived website pages showed repeated statutory claims that regulators say never existed, forming part of a pattern of deception. (PTI)

Overview

  • Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested on November 18 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until December 1.
  • The ED said searches across roughly 19–25 sites in Delhi-NCR yielded ₹48 lakh in cash, digital devices and documents tied to alleged fund diversion.
  • The agency’s remand note pegs suspected proceeds of crime at ₹415.10 crore from FY 2018–19 to 2024–25, citing misleading NAAC and UGC claims; the UGC clarifies Al-Falah is listed only under Section 2(f), not 12(B).
  • Investigators allege contracts and payments were steered to entities linked to Siddiqui’s wife and children and flagged at least nine shell companies sharing a common address.
  • The court termed the allegations grave and the probe nascent as multi-agency teams continue tracing funds and examine any connection to the November 10 Red Fort area blast.